All About Color Buttercup

#F3AD16

Buttercup is a vibrant, yellow color, resembling the color of buttercup flowers. It's a cheerful and sunny color, perfect for creating a joyful and energetic space.

About Buttercup

Buttercup is a medium orange color with the hex code #F3AD16. In RGB it is red 243, green 173, blue 22; in HSL it is hue 41°, saturation 90%, lightness 52%; in CMYK it is 0%, 29%, 91%, 5%. Its contrast ratio is 1.94:1 on white and 10.80:1 on black.

#F3AD16 Color Conversion

Hex tripletF3, AD, 16
CMYK0.00%, 28.81%, 90.95%, 4.71%
RGB Decimal243, 173, 22
HSL41°, 90%, 52%
RGB Octal363, 255, 26
HSV (HSB)41.00°, 90.95%, 95.29%
RGB Binary11110011, 10101101, 10110
CIE-L*AB75.45, 14.89, 75.79
RGB Percent95.29%, 67.84%, 8.63%
CIE-L*CH75.45, 77.23, 78.89
XYZ52.05, 49.00, 7.47
CIE-L*UV75.45, 58.24, 75.02
xyY0.48, 0.45, 49.00
Hunter-Lab70.00, 10.23, 42.67
RYB48.80%, 95.29%, 8.63%

Color Accessibility Scores

#F3AD16 on a dark background: contrast 10.80:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#F3AD16 on a light background: contrast 1.94:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Buttercup, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Buttercup. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#F3AD16 · #F7CC6E · #A57309 · #165CF3 · #6E99F7

Analogous palette

#F3165C · #F33F16 · #F3AD16 · #CAF316 · #5CF316

Triadic palette

#F3AD16 · #16F3AD · #AD16F3 · #F7CC6E · #6EF7CC

Tetradic palette

#F3AD16 · #16F33F · #165CF3 · #F316CA · #A57309

Monochromatic palette

#6B4B06 · #B37D09 · #F3AD16 · #F7C75F · #FAE0A8

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